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Microsoft Dives Deep to Surface a Hit — Nobody asked me about my Surface. I tried flashing it all over the place. But despite my best efforts, no one seemed curious. — At Victrola Coffee Roasters in Seattle, I sat in the front window, with a hot pink Touch Cover attached, intentionally conspicuous.

Hardworking Tablet With PC Chops — I am writing this paragraph on a tablet in a coffee shop. That's no big deal. As I look around, I see several people working on Apple iPads. But the tablet I'm using is very different—historic, actually. It's the first personal computer made by Microsoft …

Microsoft Surface Review — A Different Perspective — A week ago, I sat in an auditorium and listened to Steve Sinofsky talk about the tablet market. He talked about how the iPad was a great device, and a logical extension of the iPhone. Give iOS a bigger screen and all of the sudden …

Dutch court says Samsung does not infringe Apple patent — (Reuters) - A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Samsung Electronics does not infringe an Apple patent by using certain multi-touch techniques on some Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers. — “With these products Samsung does …

Cyberattack on Saudi Oil Firm Disquiets U.S. — The hackers picked the one day of the year they knew they could inflict the most damage on the world's most valuable company, Saudi Aramco. — On Aug. 15, more than 55,000 Saudi Aramco employees stayed home from work to prepare …

The rise of the “successful” unsustainable company — It's appalling what passes for “successful entrepreneurship” in the press or the Valley, but it's not their fault. — Witness, for example, this terrific Fast Company article on Bill Nguyen, serial entrepreneur who's seventh startup …

PlayStation ‘master key’ leaked online — Jailbreaking a games consoles means users can play pirated games — Crucial security information about the Sony PlayStation 3 has been leaked online, making it easier for users to play pirated games on the machine.

Hackers Get Credit Data at Barnes & Noble — By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and NICOLE PERLROTH — WASHINGTON — Hackers have stolen credit card information for customers who shopped as recently as last month at 63 Barnes & Noble stores, including locations in New York City, San Diego …

Digging Into Apple's Fusion Drive Details — One of the more interesting things released today at Apple's event was the new “Fusion Drive” in the new iMac (and yes, it's only for the new 27-inch iMac and new Mac mini models so far). Fusion Drive is Apple's take on solving the …

Huawei offers access to source code and equipment — Huawei is one of the world's biggest manufacturers of telecom network equipment — Huawei has offered to give Australia unrestricted access to its software source code and equipment, as it looks to ease fears that it is a security threat.